Laura Kasinof is a freelance journalist who reported from Yemen from 2009 to 2012. As the Arab Spring spread to…
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The Arab Uprisings Explained
Authors from The Arab Uprisings Explained: New Contentious Politics in the Middle East assess their contributions critically, discussing what they…
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By Raymond Hinnebusch, University of St Andrews * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the…
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By Robert Springborg, Sciences Po * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop…
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By Pete W. Moore, Case Western Reserve University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of…
Continue ReadingExplaining democratic divergence: Why Tunisia has succeeded and Egypt has failed
By Eva Bellin, Brandeis University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop held…
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By Frederic Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of…
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By Yezid Sayigh, Carnegie Middle East Center * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State” workshop…
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POMEPS Studies 10: Reflections on the Arab Uprisings
Reflections on the Arab Uprisings POMEPS Studies 10 — November 17, 2014 ‘Tis the season to reflect upon the course…
Continue ReadingComparing explanations of the Arab uprisings
By David Siddhartha Patel, Brandeis University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop, October 2-3, 2014. …
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